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DVD Recorder
DVDR610
DVDR615
DVDR616
User manual
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CAUTION Important notes for users in the Use of controls or adjustments or U.K. performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation Mains plug exposure or other unsafe operation. This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: LASER Type Semiconductor laser 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. InGaAlP (DVD) 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, AIGaAs (CD) A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. Wave length 658
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Special Functions Your PHILIPS DVD recorder has a number of special functions that will make day-to-day use of your new DVD recorder easier for you. Using the ‘Digital Photo This connection is also known Manager’, you can view and as 'FireWire' and 'IEEE 1394.' modify JPEG pictures from a This connection is used for the Picture CD, DVD, or a CD ROM. transfer of high bandwidth You can create slide shows and digital signals as used by digital play them on a DVD player (for video (DV) camcorders.
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English Table of Contents Special Functions ................................... 3 Installing the DVD Recorder First Installation ................................... 19-20 Care and Safety Information TV channel programming ........................ 21 Automatic TV channel search .................... 21 Setup .............................................................. 6 Sorting TV channels according to Cleaning discs............................................... 6 TV sequence ................
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Table of Contents Recording Using the Browser Discs for recording ................................... 34 Browsing the disc ...................................... 48 Colour coded buttons functions .............. 48 Recording settings..................................... 34 Recording mode ........................................... 35 Browsing the picture disc ........................ 49 Recording language ...................................... 35 Adding pictures to an album ......................
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English Care and Safety Information CAUTION! Cleaning discs High voltage! Do not open. Some problems occur because the disc You run the risk of getting an inside the recorder is dirty (frozen electric shock. picture, sound disruptions, picture The machine does not contain any distortions). To avoid these problems, user-serviceable parts. Please leave discs should be cleaned on a regular all maintenance work to qualified basis. personnel. To clean a disc, use a micro fibre cleaning cloth and w
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General Information Introduction Accessories supplied Your Philips DVD recorder allows you to – Remote control and batteries record the TV programmes or duplicate – Scart cable camcorder recordings to a DVD+RW or – Antenna cable DVD+R and play pre-recorded DVDs. – Quick Use Guide The recordings you make on the Recorder will play on some DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. The DVD+R discs Region codes have to be finalised before they can be played on other DVD players. DVD films are usually not rele
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English Connecting to TV General Setting the TV to the correct video in channel The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback 1 Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the DVD TV programmes using your DVD recorder to turn it on. recorder. 2 Turn on the TV and set it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue Selecting a suitable connection to DVD background screen or the first your TV installation screen on the TV. When you install your DVD recorder for ➜ Usually th
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Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 1: Using SCART socket TV Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal S-V ID E O AUOU D T IO IN SCART IN VID E O IN 2 3 1 4 The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the 5 Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the DVD universal connector for picture, sound recorder to turn it on. and control signals. With this type of ➜ The message 'IS THE TV ON?' connection, there is practically no loss of appears on the display panel. quality in picture or sound transmission. 6 Turn on the TV power. Have
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English Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 2: Using S-Video (Y/C) socket TV Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal S-V IN ID E O AUOU D T IO SCART IN VID E O IN 1 2 34 5 This connecting cable, also known as the 4 Use an audio cable (red/white) to SVHS cable, is used to transmit the connect the DVD recorder’s brightness signal (Y signal) and colour AUDIO L/R OUT socket to the audio signal (C signal) separately. This mini DIN input socket at the back of your TV set socket is also called a Hosiden jac
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Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 3 : Using Video (CVBS) socket TV Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal S-V ID E O AUOU D T IO IN SCART IN VID E O IN 2 1 4 3 5 This cable, usually featuring yellow cinch 4 Use an audio cable (red/white) to plugs, is used for transmitting the connect the DVD recorder’s Composite Video signal (FBAS, CVBS). In AUDIO L/R OUT socket to the audio this method of transmission, the colour input socket at the back of your TV set signal and the brightness signal are (or la
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English Connecting to Additional Devices Using second SCART socket Connecting a Cable Box/Decorder (EXT2-AUX-I/O) If your Cable Box/Decorder has a scart socket, you can choose to connect it to the second scart socket. Cable Box/ 1 Use a scart cable to connected the Decoder/ VCD/DVD player Cable Box/Decoder scart socket (usually labelled as ‘TV’ or ‘TO TV’) to EXT 2 AUX-I/O socket at the back of the DVD recorder. 2 Select the TV channels to be received by the Cable Box directly on the receiver it
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Connecting Additional Devices (cont’d) Connecting a camcorder to the front sockets S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DV OUT L 2 R 1 OR CH- CH+ CH- CH+ You can use the front sockets to copy Option 2: Using S-VIDEO In or camcorder recordings. These sockets are VIDEO In socket located behind the flap on the right hand Use S-VIDEO connection if you have a side. Hi8 or S-VHS(C) camcorder. It provides very good picture quality. Option 1: Using DV IN socket Alternatively, you can use VIDEO (for DVDR615
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English Connecting to Additional Devices (cont’d) Using analogue audio output Using digital audio output sockets socket AUDIO IN STEREO L DIGITAL IN R You can connect the DVD recorder to a You can connect the DVD recorder to a two channel stereo system or receiver in A/V receiver or amplifier in order to order to enjoy the stereo sound system. enjoy the home theatre system’s surround sound capabilities. Use an audio cable (red/white) to Use a coaxial cable to connect COAXIAL connect AUDIO L/
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Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 678 9 1.3 CH- CH+ ! @ # DV IN 0 CAM 1 CAM 2 1 STANDBY-ON 2 Sockets behind the flap – Turn on or off the DVD recorder. Flip down the door as indicated by the OPEN 2 label at the right hand corner. 2 Disc tray 0 S-VIDEO 3 OPEN/CLOSE ç – S-video input for SVHS/Hi8 camcorders – Open or close the disc tray. or SVHS/Hi8 video recorders (input channel number 'CAM 1'). 4 Display panel – Show information about the current ! VIDEO status of the DVD recorder. – Video input for camcord
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English Remote Control 4 1 2: Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right. 34: Cursor buttons for moving up/down or going to the next/previous channel. 5 SELECT – Select a function. – Toggle between upper and lower case characters while using the alphanumeric keypad. 6 REC 0 – Start recording the current TV channel or the current video input source. CH+ 7 ∞ § – Skip to the previous or next Chapter/ Track. CH- – Holding down the button for fast reverse or fast forward function. 8 RETURN – Retu
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Remote Control (cont’d) # Alphanumeric keypad – Enter numbers or letters in appropriate entry fields. – Select a chapter/track number to play. – Select a TV channel while in internal 13 tuner mode. $ BROWSER – Display the on-screen Media Browser that allows you to browse through and manage the contents stored in the 14 currently loaded disc. 15 CH+ % DISC-MENU – Access to DVD’s disc menu or Index Picture screen of a DVD+R(W). 16 ^ OK CH- 17 – Store or confirm an entry. 18 & EDIT – Access or exit
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English Remote Control (cont’d) Inserting Batteries Using the remote control to operate the system 3 1 Aim the remote 1 control directly at the remote sensor (iR) 2 on the front panel. 2 Select the source you wish to control by 1 Open the battery compartment. pressing one of the source select buttons 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, on the remote control following the indications (+-) inside (for example TV- the compartment. MODE, DVD-MODE). 3 Close the cover. 3 Then select the d
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Installing the DVD Recorder 6 Press 4 to select { Done } and press OK First Installation to confirm. The First Installation menu will appear ➜ The { TV Format } menu appears on the very first time you turn on the DVD the TV. recorder. These settings will help you set up the basic DVD recorder features TV FORMAT Select your TV format easily, including TV channels and language options. TV Format 4:3 Panscan 4:3 Letterbox Done 16:9 IMPORTANT! – You have to turn on your TV and select the correct
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English Installing the DVD Recorder (cont’d) Note: Make sure you have successfully Helpful Hints: made all the required connections to the – If the DVD recorder cannot find any TV DVD recorder, the TV and Satellite stations, select programme number {1} on Receiver/Cable Box (if any) and switched the TV set or check the cable connection them on. The automatic channel search from the antenna socket to the DVD will detect the signals and save all the recorder and TV set. available programme chan
